Atm'trsT The death ocrnrretl of H.ev. James McRory, late C.C., Termcnamongan, a native ·of Desertegney, Co. Donegal. Letterkennv Battalien of the F.C.A. n~·ovided a guard of honour 'for the Minister for :be: fence, Mr. Oscar Traynor, when he visited Finner Camp. The death occurred at his home in New Jersey, U.S.A., of tl1e Rev. Alexander Ketterson, retired . Protestant Episcopal clergyman, former rector of the famous Ascension Memorial Protestant Episcopal Church, New York. He·was a native of Ylountcharles. He was aged 74 years. The Bishoµ Maginn Branch. Irish National Fc!·esters, Buncrana, celebrated tr.e golden jubilee of its foundation. Marking the occasion the organisation held their 2-day all-Ire:an::l convention there and selecte:i Mr. P. H. O'Doherty, Buncrana, as High Chief Ranger fc:· the Republic of Ireland for another term. The transfer of Mr. Pad~aig O hEidhin, ·:\LA., national schQols inspe:tor. in charge of t11e county's Gaeltacht schools, to Galway, was announced. He was succeeded by '.\fr. Padraig Mac Seaghain, N.S., inspector, Co. Leifrim, a native of Teelin, and forme:·Jy inspecto:-in Inishcwen. Very Rev. Dr. Andrew, O.F.M.. Cap.., Guardian. Ard Mhuire, Cashelmore. Crees!cugh, was appqin\ed Secre':ary of the Missions, with headquarters in Dublin. He was gua.::dian at Ard l\lhuire !'01' nine yl'a~· :; . He w .1s snec:eeded by Very Rev. Falhci' 45~. Virgilius, O.F.M., Cap., bifinitor, and )>revious seuetary of the Missions. There was a record attendo:n:e whi:n the annual county demonstration of the Ancient Order of Hibernians was held, in ideal. weather conditions, at Killybegs. .:\fr. C. Sweeney was unanimously re-elected chairman of the Donegal .: County Committee of Agriculture and Mr. J. Btennan, T.D., wa.s unanimously elected vice-chairman. 1S1EPTEMBER rfhe death tcck place al the Convent of Me::cy, Ballyshanncn, of Rev. :\!other :\L Antonio, a native of :\enagl1. She had been Ylother Superiot or assistant Mother S1Jperior, alte:-nately, since 1912 and was mainly responsible for having the new wing of ,the Convent (comp:eted in 1930) built. The new fishmeal factory at Killybegi; started production and initial tests proved satisfactory. Done.gal junior foottall ',cam was defeated by Meatl1 in the all-Ireland semi-final re-play at Navan. Donegal tweeds on exhibit at Frankfurt fair aroused much interest and many orders were re~ ceived. At a meeting of Buncrana Urban Council it was stated that there were .131 shops in the town, including licemed premises. sufficient to cater for a populatit>n of' .from 15,000 to 20,000 people: T:'ihn\p w:•S· n:.iid :it a meeting of the County \'oeat ion'.'11
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